Since the release of the original PokĆ©mon Red & Green in Japan over 20 years ago, every main PokĆ©mon game has appeared on Nintendo devices. In a recent interview with Game Informer, the devs at Game Freak discussed the possibility of a PokĆ©mon game ever appearing on a platform not belonging to Nintendo. [Thanks,Ā Nintendo Everything.]
When asked this, Game Freakās Junichi Masuda had this to say:
āWith PokĆ©mon, at least, we really feel it is really important to be with Nintendo, specifically with the PokĆ©mon titles, so I donāt think that would ever happen.ā
In addition to that, the topic of who exactly owns the PokĆ©mon franchise came up. According to Masuda, the answer isnāt so cut and dry, but that the rights belong to Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures. He went on to say the following:
āEveryone really knows Nintendo; there is a familiarity with the brand, and they have that really strong brand and PokĆ©mon being associated with that and being affiliated with that brand is very important.ā